Combustion Modifier and Method for Improving Fuel Combustion

Abstract

A composition for improving the combustion efficiency of an internal combustion engine. The composition includes a mixture of a hydrocarbon fuel and an organometallic soap selected from among several cerium-containing and ferric compounds. The cerium-containing compound or compounds increase the energy released during combustion of the fuel. The ferric compound or compounds coat an interior wall of a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine to increase the power output of the engine by reducing the accumulation of residues deposited on the interior wall which interfere with the combustion of fuel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composition for improving performance of an internal combustion engine, the composition comprising:
 an iron-containing compound; and   at least one synergistic carrier selected from the group consisting of: adamantane, biphenyl, naphthalene, camphor, camphene, (E)-1,2-diphenylethene, adamantanone, acenaphthene, and dicyclopentadiene.   
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the iron-containing compound comprises ferrocene and the at least one synergistic carrier comprises adamantane. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the iron-containing compound comprises ferrocene and the at least one synergistic carrier comprises biphenyl. 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the iron-containing compound comprises ferrocene and the at least one synergistic carrier comprises (E)-1,2-diphenylethene. 
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one synergistic carrier comprises admantane. 
     
     
         6 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one synergistic carrier comprises biphenyl. 
     
     
         7 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one synergistic carrier comprises (E)-1,2-diphenylethene. 
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one synergistic carrier comprises dicyclopentadiene. 
     
     
         9 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the iron-containing compound comprises a ferrocene compound. 
     
     
         10 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the iron-containing compound comprises one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of: ferric octoate, ferric-2-ethylhexanoate, ferric stearate, ferric naphthenate, ferric salicylate, ferric carbonate, diborylated ferrocene, n-butyl ferrocene, 1,1′-dimethyl ferrocene, benzoyl ferrocene, iron (III) oxide (Fe2O3), iron (II, III) oxide (Fe3O4), and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The composition of  claim 1 , further comprising a cerium-containing compound. 
     
     
         12 . The composition of  claim 11 , wherein the cerium-containing compound comprises one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of: cerium ammoniate, cerium ureate, cerium nitrate, cerium-2-ethylhexanoate, cerium octoate, cerium octanoate, cerium stearate, cerium naphthenate, cerium salicylate, cerium carbonate, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises a solid phase that is produced as a tablet, a powder, or granules. 
     
     
         14 . A solid-state fuel additive for improving the combustion of a fuel in an internal combustion engine, the fuel additive comprising:
 an active ingredient comprising ferrocene or cerium octanoate; and   a synergistic carrier comprising admanatane, biphenyl, or (E)-1,2-diphenylethene.   
     
     
         15 . A method comprising the step of:
 (a) introducing into an internal combustion engine a hydrocarbon fuel and a fuel additive, the fuel additive comprising:
 an iron-containing compound; and 
 at least one synergistic carrier selected from the group consisting of: adamantane, biphenyl, naphthalene, camphor, camphene, (E)-1,2-diphenylethene, adamantanone, acenaphthene, and dicyclopentadiene. 
   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the iron-containing compound comprises ferrocene and the at least one synergistic carrier comprises adamantane. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the iron-containing compound comprises ferrocene and the at least one synergistic carrier comprises (E)-1,2-diphenylethene. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the iron-containing compound comprises ferrocene and the at least one synergistic carrier comprises biphenyl. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the fuel additive further comprises a cerium-containing compound. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises the step of:
 (b) producing the fuel additive in a solid phase that comprises a tablet, a powder, or granules.